Tick-host interactions: saliva-activated transmission.

The skin site at which ticks attach to their hosts to feed is the critical interface between the tick and its host, and tick-borne pathogens. This site is highly modified by the pharmacologically active molecules secreted in tick saliva. For pathogens, it is an ecologically privileged niche that man...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Nuttall, P, Labuda, M
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: 2004